Project description:Comparative profiling of damaged (pool of different stages of fly attack) and control undamaged fruits of cv Ortice and cv Ruveia (Olea europaea L.), characterized by a different tolerance to Bactrocera oleae, generated a comprehensive repertory of transcripts useful to study the genes modulated by Bactrocera oleae attack.
Project description:we used an integrated approach for the elucidation of the reproductive system and mating procedures of the olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae. Initially, we performed RNAseq analysis in reproductive tissues of virgin and mated insects. Comparison of the transcriptomes resulted in the identification of genes that are differentially expressed after mating.